Folklore: The baby starts the game, and the mother takes off her painted skin

Chapter 145 The Collapse of the Red Pawn Ghost [asking for monthly tickets]

Liu Bai's first reaction was that the voice didn't seem to match. Previously on the chessboard, the Red Pawn Ghost's voice always had a hint of magnetism.

Not to mention how arrogant this red ghost is, but just listening to its voice is still quite nice.

Liu Bai felt that his voice must be better than his duck voice.

But what about this voice in my ear?

There was a hint of oldness in the hoarse voice, which was totally different from the voice of the Red Pawn Ghost.

Could it be that this bastard has something else to hide?
Disguised voice?
The more Liu Bai thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case. Besides... why did this conversation sound a little familiar?

"You're finally here," "I'm here," "You shouldn't have come," "But I'm here anyway."

Liu Bai stopped at the door and thought for a moment, then finally replied, "I'm here."

Because other than this, I can't think of any good answer.

Could he just start cursing, "Come on, your mother?"

That would make me seem a little too uncultured. After all, I have my mother's teachings and I am a very cultured person!

The ghost inside heard the sound, but didn't move or speak again. Liu Bai waited for a moment and simply walked in.

The Taoist temple is in ruins, but from the traces on the ground one can still vaguely make out that there used to be houses on both sides of the main house.

But now only the temple in the middle is left, and even so, it is still in dilapidated condition.

Before entering the door, Liu Bai looked up and saw that the Taoist temple plaque was still there, but it was also rotten and incomplete. The remaining words were... See you every day? ?
Liu Bai paused and took a closer look. The last word must be "观", and the word "又" was missing, so only "见" was left.

So what about the first two words?

It was too old, Liu Bai looked at it several times but couldn't figure it out, so he walked into the Taoist temple.

There are no statues in the Taoist temple, and even the original altar and shrine are gone, as if they had been emptied long ago.

But the banners hanging on the four corners are still there, covered with dust and their original colors can no longer be seen.

A fire pit was dug on the ground in the middle of the Taoist temple, and the remaining charcoal fire inside was emitting a faint glow.

Liu Bai took in the entire interior of the Taoist temple from the corner of his eye.

But the main focus is still on the red ghost in this Taoist temple.

This red pawn ghost is a... gargoyle!

The whole body is like a stone statue, or a stone man, but its face has not been carved.

Therefore, the whole head is like a round stone.

So, this is the true face of this red ghost?
When Liu Bai saw its appearance, he wanted to laugh.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard the red ghost say, "Sit down first, they haven't arrived yet."

Liu Bai: “???”

The two of them?

Who else, he wanted to say, the Black Elephant and the Black Soldier?
Did he think that all four chess pieces would gather here this time, or were they chatting about something behind my back?
It's impossible. Not to mention the black elephant, it's impossible for my mother to come here... If that's the case, then there is another possibility.

The gargoyle in front of me...is not a red pawn ghost at all!
It was waiting for someone here, and then it accidentally barged in, so it mistook itself for that person...

And judging from its attitude, it should have a good relationship with the ghost it was waiting for. But if they had a good relationship, why wouldn't they recognize each other?

Since I don’t know them, what if I try to fit in?
If that's the case, then it does seem interesting.

I just don’t know what will happen when the red ghost comes?
Liu Bai sat down beside him and was thinking, when he heard the gargoyle ask, "Who are you?"

Lao Ji... Doesn’t this mean that there are more than one ghost who have agreed to meet here?

Liu Bai hesitated for a moment before answering, "I'm the boss."

Since he didn't know how many ghosts there were in total, and Liu Bai didn't want to be second in command, he had to be the boss.

The gargoyle, which was originally sitting in front of the fire and seemed to be warming itself, raised its head when it heard this. Although it had no eyes, Liu Bai could still feel that it was staring at him.

"If you are the boss, then who am I?"

The gargoyle's hoarse voice sounded.

Liu Bai: "Uh..."

But fortunately, the embarrassment was short-lived after all, and someone soon came to rescue Liu Bai.

I say it is a person because the person who came was really a person. This was what Liu Bai did not expect.

At first I just heard footsteps coming from the door. The person didn't light a fire, and I didn't see it until he reached the door.

At just one glance, Liu Bai almost thought, could it be that Taoist Yixiao was back to life?
There's no other reason, it's just that this old Taoist's look... is a little too similar to his predecessor, especially the iconic bald head, and the extra hair around the back of his forehead.

But their appearances are different after all, and this old Taoist priest is not only bald, but also has a lame left foot and walks with the help of a cane.

"You finally came."

The gargoyle looked up and said the exact same words.

Liu Bai sat by the wall and watched without saying anything, so the gargoyle was here not only waiting for himself, the ghost, but also for someone.

Or a ghost walker?

"I am here, I am the second in command."

The second Taoist priest introduced his identity as soon as he entered the door, so is this really a case of humans and ghosts becoming sworn brothers?
Walking Yin, walking Yin, it seems that the Taoist priest in front of me is the one who has mastered the essence of walking Yin.

The gargoyle nodded after hearing this, then turned and glanced at Liu Bai.

The meaning was very clear, Liu Bai was asked to reveal his identity.

But Liu Bai didn't know who he was, so he spread his hands and said, "It's just a joke."

Then he added: "Hello, brothers."

Anyway, the eldest and the second oldest are already there, so I must be the third one or later. I don’t know how many there are left, but it’s definitely right to call me brother.

"It's my sister who is late."

Suddenly, an extremely charming voice was heard outside the door.

Liu Bai turned his head and looked, but he didn't see anyone, just saw a snow-white leg stretching in from the door.

Unlike Sister Hong's powerful and beautiful snow-white legs, this woman's legs looked very... soft.

She was wearing a jute-colored gown that was tied at the front, so that her legs were exposed with every step she took.

This kind of dress... is mostly worn by women in red-light houses.

Although Liu Bai may not have been the owner of the Red Light House for a long time, he still knows about these things.

Then, the woman walked in.

But after just one glance, Liu Bai knew that he was overthinking, because this... was neither a person nor a ghost.

But it's a mountain spirit.

It has a human body, but a white fox's head.

So it looks very strange at this moment.

After the fox girl came in, she first raised her hand to cover her mouth and smiled charmingly, and then glanced at the bald Taoist priest who had just entered.

"It turned out to be my second brother... I just saw my second brother at the foot of this mountain and called him for a long time, but he ignored me. He is really heartless."

The bald Taoist pulled the corner of his mouth, and then said: "Walking on a dark road at night without a fire, the fox demon behind me called the Taoist priest, I really didn't dare to answer."

The fox girl snorted in grievance, then looked at Liu Bai who was sitting by the wall. Her eyes, which had been a little gloomy, suddenly lit up.

Then he glanced at the gargoyle sitting in the middle, and then said to Liu Bai: "Are you the third brother?"

"Sister finally saw Third Brother in person. You are much more handsome than what was said in the letter."

The fox girl took small steps, and before she got close, Liu Bai could already smell a foxy scent.

He frowned.

And from what he said, they all communicated with each other through letters? But what about these letters... Could they be something similar to the chessboard of life and death?
Liu Bai felt more and more that this world seemed somewhat magical.

The fox girl seemed to understand, and when she raised her hand, a shower of pollen sprinkled on her body, instantly covering up her foxy look.

Liu Bai did not dodge, he had already seen that this ghost and this spirit were probably about the same level as those Yin spirits among the Yin-walking people.

Not to mention that those who have cultivated the Yang God cannot withstand being struck by lightning, let alone these few people.

So naturally, he felt the fox girl holding his arm and leaning against some soft spot.

He struggled symbolically for a while, then gave up.

The Xiaocao lying behind him had already started to curse, but he only dared to curse in Liu Bai's mind. He was afraid of delaying the work, so he did not dare to curse out loud.

The fox girl also saw Xiaocao, and then exclaimed, "What a cute scarecrow, come here and give me a hug."

"Damn it, Xiaocao is your ancestor!"

After cursing, Xiaocao crawled into Liu Bai's clothes and hid herself.

The fox girl wasn't embarrassed either, she just hugged Liu Bai's arm tighter.

Seeing this, the bald Taoist priest said with a smile: "It seems that appearance is more important after all, whether you are a human or a ghost."

"Of course, I am not saying anything about you, Third Brother. I am just saying this."

Liu Bai smiled, "I know, don't worry, second brother."

Seeing this, the gargoyle finally straightened up and said, "Okay, since the four of us are all here, there will be no more nonsense."

"Let's do everything as we agreed before."

Although Liu Bai was smiling, he was calculating in his heart. It seemed that there were only four people in this group of ghosts and monsters. The gargoyle was the eldest, the bald Taoist priest was the second, he was the third, and the fox girl was the fourth.

And it seems that they didn’t know each other before, and the way or medium of their acquaintance was “letter”.

But since this letter could bring together the four of them at the same time, it means that this letter must be extraordinary.

At least it won't be a simple letterhead.

The third brother whom I impersonated must also be a ghost, which gave me the opportunity to take advantage of.

It's just... damn, they're all about to take action, why hasn't this red ghost come yet? !

It was at this moment that Liu Bai guessed something.

Could that damn red ghost be a big talker?

In real life, he is so timid that he doesn't even dare to come for offline fights.

But on this chessboard of life and death, he strikes hard, as if he is the best in the world...

The more Liu Bai thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. Otherwise, how could he explain that he hadn't come after such a long time?

These are the addresses he arranged himself.

"Let's go, it's better to solve it as soon as possible." The bald Taoist priest stood up and walked towards the door, but before he did so, he glanced at the fox girl with some resentment.

"Fourth sister, you weren't like this in the previous letter."

The fox girl still had a smile on her face. "Then who knows that you and Third Brother lied to each other? You said you were handsome, but Third Brother said he was ugly..."

Liu Bai just smiled and said nothing, letting the fox girl hold him and walk towards the door.

When he reached the door, he felt it necessary to ask what this red ghost was all about.

But you definitely can’t ask here, you have to leave for a while.

You can also try to find the missing ugly ghost. If you can, after finding him, your role will be more realistic.

Thinking of this, Liu Bai broke free from the fox girl's hand, and the gargoyle and the bald Taoist priest walking in front also turned around.

Liu Bai said seriously, "I have two friends waiting for me outside this mountain. I will go and inform them and ask them to go back first."

"Ok?"

The eldest gargoyle was a little confused, as if he didn't expect Liu Bai to come here with his family?
But Liu Bai obviously did not give them the chance to ask more questions. After he finished speaking, his figure floated up and went straight out of the mountain.

"This……"

Seeing this, the fox girl who had been hugging Liu Bai subconsciously opened her fox mouth, unable to hide the shock in her eyes.

"What's the strength of this third brother? How come he can even fly?"

Not only her, the second bald Taoist priest was also a little surprised.

Admittedly, when he first saw the fox girl pestering Liu Bai, he was still a little jealous. After all, except for the head of this fourth sister, the rest of her body was top-notch.

Moreover, when they wrote the letter earlier, the man and the fox had already agreed on it.

But in the end, the fourth sister was snatched away by the third brother... But now it seems that he is not at all dissatisfied with the third brother.

I was even feeling lucky that I didn't show up just now.

As for the eldest gargoyle, when it saw this... no one could tell its expression, since it had no face. All we could hear was it saying:
"Didn't you notice that the aura of this third brother is very weak? If you don't look closely, you can't even detect the ghost aura on him."

"This third brother is very well hidden. He is the strongest among the four of us siblings."

The fox girl nodded vigorously, "Yes, and even her appearance is hidden."

The bald Taoist priest stroked his goatee and said, "It's just a little different from when I wrote the letter."

"When writing letters, he said everything, but now when we meet, he is silent and doesn't say a word."

"There are many people like this." The fox girl rolled her eyes. "During the years I was in the brothels, I always heard some men talking about themselves."

"Some even said they wanted to switch to a firm bed."

"But in reality? It doesn't even take three breaths."

If it were in the past, the bald Taoist priest would definitely have said a few flowery words about how strong he was.

But when he thought of the third brother who could fly, he tactfully didn't say that, and then chuckled a few times.

it is more than words.

A man, a ghost and a goblin were waiting here. Liu Baili landed on a hilltop. After driving away a pair of fork-worms that were having an affair under a tree, he took out the chessboard and put on a mask.

The black chess piece appeared before he could even say anything.

But then another chess piece appeared... the black soldier.

My mother has been paying attention to me... Liu Bai reacted and asked directly: "Old ghost Hongzu, where is you? Why haven't you come yet?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the black elephant also appeared.

The last one to appear was the Red Pawn Ghost. As soon as he showed his head, he asked, "No way, you really went there?"

Liu Bai: "..."

Madam Liu: “Hehe.”

The Black Elephant Old Woman: "I never expected it, Red Pawn Old Ghost. I have known you for such a long time, but I never thought you would be such a coward."

"I made an appointment with the Black General for a life-and-death battle, but he broke the promise. Really, don't talk to me on this chessboard of life and death anymore. I am ashamed to be associated with you!"

"I thought you had some strength, you piece of shit!"

Black Elephant vented all the anger he had felt the last time he asked about the ghost fetus in one breath. He spoke very happily, but he immediately slipped away after he finished speaking.

Madam Liu didn't say anything, just made a few "tsk tsk tsk" sounds.

However, the destructive power contained in the yin and yang is no less than that of Hei Xiang's lengthy speech.

"No... I'm here!" The red ghost was still shouting, "I'm here, where are you, Black General?"

"How come there's not even a ghost on this Toad Mountain?"

"You don't dare to come, do you, Black General?"

Liu Bai also learned Black Elephant's way of taunting people, and it worked very well.

So Liu Bai: “Haha.”

Mrs. Heishiliu: “Hehe.”

After the taunting, the mother and daughter chose to disperse the chess pieces at the same time and in tacit understanding.

On this chessboard of life and death, only the red pawn ghost is shouting.

No one paid any attention.

After the Red Pawn Ghost had been yelling for a while, he couldn't pretend anymore and started to explain, "It's really not true. I really have something to do today."

"I just told you yesterday that I'm not busy right after I got out. I've been locked up for so long, and there are a lot of things waiting for me to solve. I really can't leave."

"I'm really not a coward, I'm not afraid to go."

After he finished speaking, the black elephant reappeared.

"From now on, on this chessboard of life and death, as a young master, I will only obey the black general. As for you, the red pawn? What a waste!"

The black elephant cursed and ran away.

The Red Pawn Ghost did not resist this time. The main reason was that he spoke too hastily at the beginning and directly exposed the fact that he did not go.

Otherwise, it would be worth arguing a little about who didn't go.

After all, this chessboard of life and death can only speak, not see the pictures.

After a moment's silence, the Red Soldier finally let out a desperate wail.

"Black General, it won't work this time. Next time, let's meet at the same place!"

Liu Bai didn't show up again. He was sure that the Red Pawn Ghost was a coward and didn't come, and it was not the three remaining gargoyles, so he didn't care.

He then walked around several nearby hills, but didn't find any other suspicious ghosts or evil spirits.

Instead, he caught a mountain spirit that was hundreds of years old, and it was a rare big-butt sheep.

Helplessly, Liu Bai naturally did not let it go. He killed it with the carnivore's method and put it into Xumi.

When they were waiting to get back to Toad Mountain, the Gargoyles and the others were still waiting.

Liu Bai naturally apologized again, and then set off together.

He didn't know where to go, but he thought it would be fun to join this strange team, so he followed along.

After going down the mountain and leaving Toad Mountain, the gargoyle used its methods.

Originally, the ground was a mountain road, but as the ghost energy spread all around, the ground suddenly turned into a gravel road.

Although it was a bit uncomfortable to step on, one could walk very fast, or to be more precise, the stones rolled very fast.

After just a few steps, we were out of the mountains.

Liu Bai was still amazed at the gargoyle's methods, and then he heard him say: "When we kill the whole family, second brother, fourth brother, the three of us will do it."

"Since you can fly, stay in the sky and watch over us to avoid any accidents."

The bald Taoist priest and the fox girl naturally knew what they were going to do.

But after Liu Bai heard it, he said...

What?
Exterminate the family?

(End of this chapter)